278969 ÷ 52 
Let's see how many times 52 fits into 278969.

Going ahead to step 1:
2 divided by 52 is 0 with a remainder of 2.
The next digit of our result is 0. 
Result so far: 0.0
If we take 0 away from 2, we end up with 2.
Append the next digit (7) from the dividend to 2 and continue with: 27 / 52

On to step 2:
If we divide 27 by 52, we get 0 and a remainder of 27.
Write down 0 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 0.0
Subtract 0 from 27 to get 27.
Fetch the next digit (8) from the dividend, attach it to 27 and continue: 278 / 52

Advancing to step 3:
52 goes into 278 5 times with a remainder of 18.
Put 5 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 5.0
The remainder is 18 after subtracting 260 from 278.
Bring next digit (9) of the dividend behind the 18 and repeat the process: 189 / 52

Moving on to step 4:
If we divide 189 by 52, we get 3 and a remainder of 33.
Put 3 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 53.0
The remainder is 33 after subtracting 156 from 189.
Fetch the next digit (6) from the dividend, attach it to 33 and continue: 336 / 52

Going ahead to step 5:
336 divided by 52 is 6 with a remainder of 24.
Record the quotient 6 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 536.0
Deduct 312 from 336 and we're left with 24.
Bring next digit (9) of the dividend behind the 24 and repeat the process: 249 / 52

Going ahead to step 6:
When dividing 249 by 52, we get 4 with a remainder of 41.
The number 4 becomes the next digit in our result. 
Result so far: 5364.0
If we subtract 208 from 249, we get 41.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 410, and continue the process.

Moving on to step 7:
52 goes into 410 7 times with a remainder of 46.
Record the quotient 7 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 5364.7
Subtracting 364 from 410 leaves us with 46.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 460, and continue the process.

Let's proceed to step 8:
When dividing 460 by 52, we get 8 with a remainder of 44.
Write down 8 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 5364.78
The remainder is 44 after subtracting 416 from 460.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 440, and continue the process.

On to step 9:
52 goes into 440 8 times with a remainder of 24.
Use 8 as the next digit of our solution. 
Result so far: 5364.788
If we take 416 away from 440, we end up with 24.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 240, and continue the process.

The final outcome is 5364.788, with a leftover of 0.0024.